Chilina Law Firm, a Professional Corporation

Chilina Law Firm, a Professional Corporation Chilina Law Firm is a full-service estate planning, business law, and real property law firm.

Chilina Law Firm is a full-service estate planning, business law, and real property law firm that provides a wide-range of advising, transactional, and litigation services to its clients from its office located in Atascadero, California. The firm’s attorneys represent individuals and business entities in an assortment of transactional and litigation matters involving agriculture, general business,

commercial, construction, corporate governance, land use, and real property. At Chilina Law Firm, we understand that the decision to seek the advice of a lawyer is personal to each client, whether an individual or a business entity, and is not undertaken lightly. Regardless of the reasons for seeking the advice of a lawyer, this can often be a stressful and emotional time for the client. Chilina Law Firm aims to lessen this burden on the client by providing high quality legal services at an affordable price. Chilina Law Firm works closely with the client and prides itself on communicating effectively with the client during the entire legal matter. With Chilina Law Firm, the client can be confident that his or her legal matter is handled competently and diligently and in a cost effective manner. The team at Chilina Law Firm also believes that giving back to organizations on the Central Coast is an integral part of building a strong community. Chilina Law Firm provides pro bono legal work to local philanthropic non-profit organizations and the team also volunteers time to local charities.

When a friend or family member dies, there are a number of immediate arrangement which must be made, including notifying...
02/08/2018

When a friend or family member dies, there are a number of immediate arrangement which must be made, including notifying friends and family, making funeral or service arrangements, arranging for care of pets, collecting the decedent’s mail, informing insurers, notifying Social Security Administration and payors of any pensions, obtaining certified copies of the death certificate, and the list goes on….

About two years ago, we posted a blog describing the first things to do when a friend or family member dies with a will that they entrusted to you. The law has changed since the previous blog and this blog has been updated to reflect that change. When a friend or family member dies, there …

Whether you have a trust-based or will-based estate plan, it is a good idea for you (and your spouse, if applicable) and...
12/13/2017

Whether you have a trust-based or will-based estate plan, it is a good idea for you (and your spouse, if applicable) and your attorney to review the plan to make sure that, as you get older, your needs and asset distribution wishes match what is provided in the estate plan documents. So, just how often should you review your estate plan documents?

Whether you have a trust-based or will-based estate plan, it is a good idea for you (and your spouse, if applicable) and your attorney to review the plan to make sure that, as you get older, your needs and asset distribution wishes match what is provided in the estate plan documents. So, just how of...

What is a No Contest Clause in a Will or Trust?
11/28/2017

What is a No Contest Clause in a Will or Trust?

Wills and Trusts are estate planning documents created by an individual for various reasons which usually include distribution of that person’s assets to specific people, called heirs or beneficiaries, upon the death of the person creating the will or trust. The unfortunate reality is that heirs, ...

For Estate Planning Purposes, What Is The Difference Between Owning Property As Joint Tenants Versus Tenants in Common?
11/14/2017

For Estate Planning Purposes, What Is The Difference Between Owning Property As Joint Tenants Versus Tenants in Common?

People often confuse owning property with another person as joint tenants versus tenants in common. In some cases, people think the two types of ownership act somewhat the same way when it comes to estate planning and passing title to property onto their heirs. However, when it comes to estate plann...

What is a No Contest Clause in a Will or Trust?
10/31/2017

What is a No Contest Clause in a Will or Trust?

Wills and Trusts are estate planning documents created by an individual for various reasons which usually include distribution of that person’s assets to specific people, called heirs or beneficiaries, upon the death of the person creating the will or trust. The unfortunate reality is that heirs, be...

In estate planning, there are many terms that you may not have heard before. Or there are terms that have a different me...
10/19/2017

In estate planning, there are many terms that you may not have heard before. Or there are terms that have a different meaning in the estate planning context. We hope this series of blogs will help demystify estate planning terminology.

In estate planning, there are many terms that you may not have heard before. Or there are terms that have a different meaning in the estate planning context. We hope this series of blogs will help demystify estate planning terminology. This blog focusses on trusts in California. We will focus on bas...

Estate Planning Terminology - Trust Administration - Part 2 | Our list continues of the numerous terms you need to know ...
10/09/2017

Estate Planning Terminology - Trust Administration - Part 2 | Our list continues of the numerous terms you need to know when working on a trust.

In part 1 of our blog series we focused on many basic trust administration terms. Part 2 continues this list and as previously, will not go into the more complicated aspects of long-term trusts, the numerous types of trusts, or complicated aspects of trust taxation and litigation. Trust Amendment: A...

Powers of a Trustee in a Typical Revocable Trust | Chilina Law
09/11/2017

Powers of a Trustee in a Typical Revocable Trust | Chilina Law

In California, a revocable trust is typically created to hold property so that should the person who created the trust, called a settlor, ever lack the capacity to care for themselves, the trust will hold the property for the benefit of that person during their life and then, upon their death, distr...

What is a revocable living trust, and why should you have one?
09/05/2017

What is a revocable living trust, and why should you have one?

In California, a revocable living trust is an extremely popular estate planning document that provides its creator(s), the Settlor(s), with beneficial real and personal property management functions during the Settlor(s) lifetime(s) and then, upon the death of the Settlor(s), it is used as an expedi...

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